चश्म

Meaning

Eye; sight, vision, or perception.

Detailed Meaning

'Chashm' denotes the eye, representing both sensory vision and inward perception or contemplation. In this couplet, it refers to the perceptive faculty that ought to open wide in receptivity to perceive the multifaceted beauty and divine manifestations of existence.

Etymology

From Persian چشم (chashm), meaning eye; cognate with Sanskrit चक्षुस् (cakṣus).

Usage

In classical ghazal poetry, 'chashm' often figures in compound expressions to portray tearful mourning, enamored gazes, or aesthetic intuition.

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